Fundamental topics in plastic surgery

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Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Dedication Section I: Principles 1 Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Practice-Based Safety 1.3 Patient Risk Stratification 1.4 Intraoperative Risk 1.5 Conclusions 1.6 Key Points 2 Wound Healing 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Basic Science 2.3 Factors Affecting Wound Healing 2.4 Wound Care Management 2.5 Scar Management 2.6 Conclusions 2.7 Key Points 3 Wound Management and Pressure Sores 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Basic Science 3.3 Wound Assessment 3.4 Wound Debridement 3.5 Skin Substitutes 3.6 Clinical Applications 3.7 Pressure Sores 3.8 Basic Science 3.9 Classification 3.10 Treatment 3.11 Conclusions 3.12 Key Points 4 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Basic Science 4.3 Dressings and Parameters 4.4 Parameters 4.5 Indications and Contraindications 4.6 Tips and Tricks 4.7 Clinical Applications 4.8 Conclusions 4.9 Key Points 5 Local Anesthetics and Common Nerve Blocks 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic Science 5.3 Classification of Local Anesthetics 5.4 Pharmacology 5.5 Toxicity and Complications of Local Anesthetics 5.6 Allergic Reactions 5.7 Adjuvants 5.8 Essential Regional Blocks for Plastic Surgery 5.9 Median Nerve Block 5.10 Conclusions 5.11 Key Points 6 Soft Tissue Infections and Antibiotics in Plastic Surgery 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 6.3 Alloplastic Infections 6.4 Antimicrobials for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 6.5 Conclusions 6.6 Key Points 7 Implants and Biomaterials 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Materials 7.3 Implantation Tips and Pitfalls 7.4 Clinical Applications 7.5 Conclusions 7.6 Key Points 8 Principles of Osteosynthesis 8.1 Basic Science 8.2 Fracture Repair 8.3 Complications 8.4 Distraction Osteogenesis 8.5 Conclusions 8.6 Key Points 9 Essentials of Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons 9.1 Structure and Function of the Skin 9.2 Basic Lesions of the Skin 9.3 Skin Biopsies 9.4 Nonsurgical Treatment Modalities 9.5 Benign Skin Tumors 9.6 Fibrous Tumors 9.7 Miscellaneous 9.8 Premalignant Lesions 9.9 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers 9.10 Conclusions 9.11 Key Points 10 Laser Therapy: Principles and Applications in Skin Diseases 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Basic Science 10.3 Therapeutic Parameters 10.4 Types of Laser 10.5 Clinical Applications 10.6 Pigmentation Disorders 10.7 Laser Hair Removal 10.8 Skin Resurfacing 10.9 Conclusions 10.10 Key Points 11 How to Set Up a Research Protocol in Plastic Surgery 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Clinical Question and Types of Study 11.3 Basic Components of a Research Protocol 11.4 Measuring the Accuracy of a Diagnostic Test 11.5 Determining the Prognosis of a Disease 11.6 Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Treatment 11.7 In Search of the Cause of Your Patient's Disease 11.8 What about the Analysis? 11.9 Key Points Section II: Techniques 12 Basic Surgical Techniques, Sutures, and Wound Closure 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Sutures 12.3 Wound Closure 12.4 Suturing Techniques 12.5 The Unfavorable Scar: Prevention and Treatment 12.6 Common Surgical Procedures 12.7 Conclusions 12.8 Key Points 13 Grafts: Skin, Fascia, Nerve, Tendon, Cartilage, and Bone 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Skin Grafts 13.3 Fascia Grafts 13.4 Tendon Grafts 13.5 Nerve Repair and Grafting 13.6 Cartilage Grafts 13.7 Bone Grafts 13.8 Conclusions 13.9 Key Points 14 Fat Grafting 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Basic Science 14.3 Surgical Technique 14.4 Clinical Applications 14.5 Conclusions 14.6 Key Points 15 Vascular Anatomy of the Skin and Muscles 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Basic Science 15.3 Blood Supply to the Muscles 15.4 Regional Blood Supply 15.5 Conclusions 15.6 Key Points 16 Flaps 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Basic Science 16.3 Principles of Flap Surgery 16.4 Flap Classification 16.5 Putting It All Together: Examples of Commonly Used Local Flaps 16.6 Fasciocutaneous Flaps 16.7 Flap Modifications 16.8 Perforator Flaps 16.9 Propeller Flaps 16.10 Conclusions 16.11 Key Points 17 Tissue Expansion 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Basic Science 17.3 Types of Expanders 17.4 Preoperative Planning and Surgical Technique 17.5 Complications 17.6 Clinical Applications 17.7 Reexpansion 17.8 Preexpanded Free Flaps 17.9 Conclusions 17.10 Key Points 18 Burns 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Epidemiology 18.3 Thermal Injury 18.4 Electrical Injuries 18.5 Chemical Injuries 18.6 Cold Injuries 18.7 Key Points 19 Microsurgery 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Training in Microsurgery 19.3 Basic Science of Free Flap Failure 19.4 Factors Influencing Flap Failure 19.5 Free Flap Monitoring and Salvage 19.6 Postoperative Pharmacological Therapy in Microsurgery 19.7 Clinical Applications 19.8 Conclusions 19.9 Key Points 20 Facial Trauma 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Relevant Anatomy 20.3 Soft Tissue Trauma 20.4 Maxillofacial Trauma 20.5 Clinical Cases 20.6 Conclusions 20.7 Key Points 21 Hand Trauma 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Relevant Anatomy 21.3 Assessment of an Injured Hand 21.4 Identification of the Injured Structures 21.5 Management of Hand Injuries 21.6 Clinical Cases 21.7 Conclusions 21.8 Key Points Index